Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jesson Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Greets Green and Lyng , and the 357th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Sandwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jesson Street (B70 6PR) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Greets Green and Lyng average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesson Street (B70 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Pavilions (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jesson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beeches Road Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nicholls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thynne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pavilions Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Beeches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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